The City of Nizams

Hyderabad, one of the most populous cities of India inHyderabad. These industries have made Hyderabad
line with Mumbai, Delhi, Kolkata, Chennai, Bangalore andcity most pivotal for many aspirants. Pearls of
Ahmedabad, is the capital of Andhra Pradesh state inHyderabad are world famous and have a great
India. In addition to administrative capital, Hyderabad isinterest for the visitors.
economical and financial capital of Andhra Pradesh.Places of tourist interest in Hyderabad are:
Hyderabad is popularly known as - The city of Nizams• Charminar - Located in old city area and built in the
and The city of pearls. Liberalization in India has madememory of plague victims has four minarets. It is used
Hyderabad, rapid developing city in the field ofas an identity for Hyderabad city. The monument with
Information Technology and Biotechnology. The city isits cultural heritage reminds of the historical past of the
known for its rich cultural and historical heritage and iscity.
a place of tourist interest. Not only for tourism, but• Golconda Fort - This historical monument has
Hyderabad is also a desired destination for internationaldesigns of one of the strongest forts in the world.
and national events, because of its modern and• Salar Jung Museum - Huge in size and variety in
excellent infrastructure facilities.collection, a single day is not enough to have a look at
Archaeologically, Hyderabad is said to be foundedthe museum.
over 400 years ago on the banks of river Musy by• Mecca Masjid - Mosque built with stones is an
Muhammad Quli Qutb Shah to overcome waterarchitectural beauty. Bricks in the structure of mosque
shortage at Golconda. The real cultural and economicalare believed to be brought from Mecca.
development of old Hyderabad was experienced in• Birla Mandir - Located on hill-top is made of white
the rule of Nizams. Hyderabad was a princely statemarble is a Hindu temple.
under the rule of Nizam at the time of independence• Birla Science Museum - This science centre has
of India in 1947. Nizam was adamant not to join IndianPlanetarium, and Science museum depicting the
Union after independence. In 1948, one year afteradvances done in science and technology.
independence Nizam was forced to join Indian Union.• Gardens/Parks - Lumbini Park, Nehru Zoological
People of Hyderabad popularly known as -Park, NTR Gardens, Kasu Brahmananda Reddy Park
Hyderabadis, speak mainly Urdu and Telugu. Englishand Kotla Vijayabhaskara Reddy Botanical Gardens
language has found its existence among the educatedare few worth visiting places when at Hyderabad.
people of this city. Religions followed are Hinduism,• Hussain Sagar - Manmade lake has a 19 meter tall
Islam, Christianity and Sikhism. About 40 percent ofstatue of Buddha in the middle. It is famous for boating
people in Hyderabad are Muslims, due to the city'sand water sports.
history, Nizam being its ruler. Present day Hyderabad• Ramoji Film City - Recently included in Guinness
has a cosmopolitan society, the reason behind thisBook of World Records as largest film studio in the
being flourishing Information technology Industry in theworld. It is located on Vijayawada highway.
city. Hyderabadi culture basically is mixture of HinduHyderabad, being very significant place on the tourist
and Muslim traditions. Traditional Hyderabadi food is amap of India, is well connected by road, rail and air.
blend of Mogul and Persian cuisine. Hyderabadi biryaniHyderabad has in store for everyone, right from
is most cherished dish of the city.tourism to industry- IT & Telugu film industry, from food
Industries like information technology, film industry hasto studies, from wildlife to natural beauty, from national
found home in Hyderabad. Lots of multinational ITand international conferences to sports activities, from
companies have their BPO located in this city. Teluguculture to history, from traditional to something modern.
film industry has shifted its base from Chennai to